NJLA and LibraryLinkNJ have partnered once again to support New Jersey libraries in navigating the transition in materials acquisition following Baker & Taylor’s ceased operation announcement in October 2025. While this information does not constitute legal or operational advice and may evolve rapidly, this page offers the latest updates compiled by NJLA, along with demo sessions from various distributors that we are co-sponsoring. Our shared goal is to help libraries establish new workflows and continue providing the materials their communities want to read.
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Materials Acquisition Demo Sessions
| Vendor | When |
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| Materials Acquisition - Midwest Library Service Demo | Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 3pm |
| Materials Acquisition - Brodart Demo | Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 3pm |
| Materials Acquisition - Bookazine Demo | Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 11am |
| Materials Acquisition - Ingram Demo | Tue, Nov 18, 2025, 11am |
If you have any questions about the demo sessions, please contact: Stephanie Sendaula, Programming & Outreach Specialist, stephanie [at] librarylinknj.org (stephanie[at]librarylinknj[dot]org), 732-752-7720 ext. 106
Vendors List
Compiled by NJLA
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Amazon Books for Libraries (included for free with NJLA Enhanced Institutional Membership) is enhancing MARC records by the end of 2025 with BISAC subject headings, audience information, and 9XX tags. They are also working with the Library of Congress to add LC subject headings. Another important tool for libraries: Amazon’s “Business Analytics” page for tracking backorders and shipments. If you use the default “Order Summaries,” you will see your orders divided by fulfillment center (Amazon warehouse); the Business Analytics page provides a more practical overview for the status of your orders. (login required) can be sorted by title or expected delivery date (street date and author are not yet options). Please let us know if you have any feedback to share as Amazon continues to develop this new service for libraries. [ Updated: October 31, 2025] |
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Barnes & Noble offers institutional membership that discounts the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) by 20%, along with &Classwork, a “platform for educators and administrators”. Contact your local Barnes & Noble to sign up. [ Updated: October 10, 2025 ] |
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Bookazine is a book wholesaler based in Bayonne, NJ. They provide bestsellers and other trade titles, as well as university and small press titles, and access to over 2 million current and backlist titles. Customers order via the Bookazine website or may use Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). They plan to add MARC records, full-text reviews, and duplicate-checking in the first few months of 2026; they do not offer processing. [ Updated: October 31, 2025 ] |
| Brodart offers collection development services to libraries. They are creating new order accounts, and offers complimentary standing order programs. They are experiencing delays in setting up libraries due to volume, and new library customers must sign up for cataloging or processing as part of account initiation. Brodart is also creating new McNaughton leasing accounts, which has children’s, teen, and adult options. At the current moment, Brodart is not taking on any libraries with book budgets under 150k until Q1 of 2026, and is no longer taking on books-only accounts.
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Follett offers public library sales for K–12 age ranges. [ Updated: October 10, 2025 ] |
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Ingram provides collection development and cataloging services to libraries. They are accepting new accounts. Generally, set up is quick for book-only accounts and those that need simple pre-processing. Implementation time for new custom processing accounts varies depending on the complexity of service; existing accounts can continue to order shelf-ready materials. They also offer complimentary standing order programs as well as their inDemand subscription program. [ Updated: October 10, 2025 ] |
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Junior Library Guild offers curated, auto-ship programs for children’s and teen material. They are affiliated with Library Journal and School Library Journal. [ Updated: October 10, 2025 ] |
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Levine Querido is an independent children's book and YA publisher based in Hoboken, NJ. In their six years as a publisher that prioritizes diverse authors and books, they've won the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and American Indian Youth Literature Awards. [ Updated: November 5, 2025 ] |
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Libraria, formerly Children’s Plus, offers public library sales for K–12 age ranges. [ Updated: October 10, 2025 ] |
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Midwest Library Service offers materials for children, teens, and adults. Their comprehensive range of products, services, and resources includes books supplied from more than 15,000 U.S., Canadian, and U.K. publishers and an out-of-print service. [ Updated: October 10, 2025 ] |
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Princeton University Press is the largest academic publisher in New Jersey, and has a strong commitment to making its titles appealing and accessible to general readers. [ Updated: November 5, 2025 ] |
Want to explore more information?
- The NJLA Technical Services & Collection Development Section meets monthly via Zoom on the third Friday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Join this section for updates on materials acquisition and to learn about any special meetings they plan to host. This is also a great place to discuss transitioning your cataloging, processing, or other workflows affected by Baker & Taylor’s closure.
- Are you subscribed to the LibraryLinkNJ Member Mailing List? Check out the email thread about this topic! If you’d like to subscribe, please contact LibraryLinkNJ.